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COWES WEEK: Much more than a regatta

Published on March 19th, 2013

With most events in North America pounding their chests when they attract 100+ boats, Cowes Week in the UK has been pounding its chest since 1826. Now hosting over 1,000 boats and 8,500 competitors participating, Cowes ... Read More


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GRINDERS: Top of the food chain

Published on March 19th, 2013

In the latest of our insights into the four 34th America’s Cup teams we take a look at the role of the grinding teams who provide the raw power required to get the boats around the ... Read More


Dock Talk

Les Voiles de St. Barth

Published on March 19th, 2013

Several decidedly national sailing teams will participate this year in the fourth edition of Les Voiles de St. Barth, which has become one of the most colorful and anticipated racing opportunities in the Caribbean.  Scheduled for ... Read More


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Climate change

Published on March 19th, 2013

Rapidly melting ice has already remade shipping possibilities in the Arctic. Over the past decade, commercial use of the Northern Sea Route during late summer has become commonplace, dramatically shortening the journey from Europe to the ... Read More


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Fun on foils

Published on March 19th, 2013

Hear from the ORACLE TEAM USA crew what it’s like to fly their AC72 “17” on foils, sometimes at speeds of over 40 knots, and experience the sensational acceleration from onboard. Published on Mar 19, ... Read More


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Carina during 1980 Onion Patch Series

Published on March 19th, 2013

From Robie Pierce: “It is fitting that this 1980 Carina photo just surfaced. Taken from the Newport Bridge, by Paul Mello during the 1980 Onion Patch Series. Dick Nye always put his all into the effort.” ... Read More


Dock Talk

Edgartown Race Weekend

Published on March 19th, 2013

The Edgartown Yacht Club has added an extra day to its 2013 Big Boat Buoy Races (BBBR), which were inaugurated in 2012 as a one-day partner event to the club’s famously popular ’Round the Island Race. ... Read More


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Quote / Unquote

Published on March 19th, 2013

“One of the biggest changes to an America’s Cup campaign since the introduction of the wing has been that instead of having to be ‘switched on’ from dock-out to dock-in as was the case with the ... Read More


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HANDICAP BREAKTHROUGH: Universal Measurement Form

Published on March 19th, 2013

St. Francis Yacht Club to Adopt Universal Measurement Form (UMF) Will debut in U.S. at Rolex Big Boat Series  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (March 18, 2013) – Maintaining its leadership position in yacht racing, the St. Francis ... Read More


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What would you call it?

Published on March 19th, 2013

The marketing pr for this 40-foot RIB positions it as the ultimate combination of high performance and high style for superyacht owners and grand-prix race crews seeking a yacht tender. So what would YOU call it? ... Read More


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